Aurélien Gilles, known as Ponce (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃s]), born on September 21, 1991 in Avignon, France is a French streamer.
Ponce | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aurélien Gilles September 21, 1991 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Video game streamer on Twitch |
| Years active | 2016-present |
YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Subscribers | 277,000[1] |
| Website | boutiqueponce.fr |
Biography edit
Early life edit
Aurélien Gilles, born on September 21, 1991.[2] grew up in Avignon.[3] He studied electrical engineering in Polytech Montpellier, but reoriented himself towards the theatrical field studying at the Toulouse Conservatory school. Disappointed by drama lesson at Florent school in Paris, he became a preparatory classes math teacher for the entry exam of nurse and caregiver diplomas.[4]
Career edit
2016-2019: Early career edit
In 2016, he started to stream on Twitch, and then joined the french Web TV called LeStream. On that platform, he uses the nickname "PonceFesse", which he will change later for "Ponce".[2][4] He has streamed World of Warcraft and the Nintendo games Mario Kart[4] and Animal Crossing.[5]
2019-2020: Popcorn talkshow beginnings edit
In 2019, he joins Domingo's team as a full-time columnist on the talk show Popcorn.[4][5]
2020-present: "Ponce la nuit" edit
In 2020 he hosted the program "Ponce la nuit", first broadcast on LeStream's channel, it then appeared on his YouTube channel, in which Antoine Daniel[6] and Samuel Étienne[7] were invited. He has been participating in Z Event since 2020.[8][9][10]
His channel was temporarily banned by Twitch in June, 2021 for broadcasting an 70s film trailer which shows a nipple: this temporarily suspension is relayed by Madmoizelle as a symbol of the exaggerated puritanism of the platform.[11]
Ponce on YouTube edit
| Channel name | Ponce | Ponce Replay | PONCE CLIPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscribers (in February 2022) | 277,000 | 76,200 | 8,120 |
| Content | Best-of, announcements, main videos from Ponce | Uninterrupted past streams, Twitch VODs | Twitch clips |
References edit
- ^ "About Ponce". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Ponce". ActuStream. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ LeStream Replay (24 March 2019). "PonceFesse mais qui es-tu ? - Zack en Roue Libre #25". YouTube (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d Diego Caparros (18 December 2021). "Ponce, streamer avignonnais, star de la plateforme Twitch en France". La Provence. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ a b Romain Cheyron (6 November 2020). "9 streameurs et youtubeurs à suivre de toute urgence". Ouest-France. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Ponce la nuit reçoit le streamer Antoine Daniel". actustream.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Ponce La nuit de retour avec Samuel Etienne". actustream.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Pokaa, La tribu (2020-11-12). "La tête ailleurs : à la découverte de la plateforme Twitch et du streamer Ponce". Pokaa (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "ZEvent 2020 : les streamers vous donnent rendez-vous du 16 au 18 octobre pour la bonne cause !". NRJ (in French). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Victor Vasseur (31 October 2021). "Sept moments marquants du ZEvent 2021, plus de dix millions d'euros récoltés au total". France Inter. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Mymy Haegel (18 June 2021). "Twitch bannit Ponce pour un téton, et surprise (non) : ce sont les meufs qui trinquent". Madmoizelle. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
